GRAND FORKS, N.D. - Sophomore forward
Brock Nelson, who led the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) in
goals, was named the recipient of the Jeff Anderson Hockey Scholarship today as
North Dakota's Most Valuable Player.

Nelson
led the league and ranked third nationally with 28 goals, while also leading
the team in points (47), power-play goals (10) and game-winning goals (6). The
Warroad, Minn., native was the only WCHA player to score 20 goals during league
play, registering 20 in 28 games, and earned All-WCHA Third Team and All-College Hockey News Second Team honors. Nelson signed with the National
Hockey League's New York Islanders following the season.

Nelson
also received the team's plus/minus award after recording a team-leading and
career-high +17.

Award
is given to the player who receives the most 3-star voting points from the
print media following home games

Received
20 voting points after being named first star four times, second star twice and
third star four times

Appeared
in all 42 games and reached career highs in points (45), goals (19), assists
(26) and plus/minus (+16)

Named
to NCAA West Region All-Tournament team

The
Fighting Sioux (26-13-3, 16-11-1 WCHA) won their league-record third straight
Broadmoor Trophy as WCHA Final Five champions and earned the No. 1 seed for the
NCAA West Region Tournament, where UND advanced to its sixth regional
championship game in eight years under head coach Dave Hakstol.